AngloGold Ashanti (AU) Competitors

AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) and Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AU or KGC?

Kinross Gold received 142 more outperform votes than AngloGold Ashanti when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.78% of users gave Kinross Gold an outperform vote while only 57.42% of users gave AngloGold Ashanti an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AngloGold Ashanti	Outperform Votes 441 57.42%	Underperform Votes 327 42.58%
Kinross Gold	Outperform Votes 583 57.78%	Underperform Votes 426 42.22%

Does the media prefer AU or KGC?

In the previous week, AngloGold Ashanti had 1 more articles in the media than Kinross Gold. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for AngloGold Ashanti and 8 mentions for Kinross Gold. AngloGold Ashanti's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Kinross Gold's score of 0.76 indicating that AngloGold Ashanti is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AngloGold Ashanti	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kinross Gold	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate AU or KGC?

AngloGold Ashanti currently has a consensus price target of $24.25, indicating a potential upside of 1.72%. Kinross Gold has a consensus price target of $6.28, indicating a potential downside of 7.31%. Given AngloGold Ashanti's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe AngloGold Ashanti is more favorable than Kinross Gold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AngloGold Ashanti	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Kinross Gold	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Is AU or KGC a better dividend stock?

AngloGold Ashanti pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Kinross Gold pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Kinross Gold pays out 35.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, AU or KGC?

Kinross Gold has lower revenue, but higher earnings than AngloGold Ashanti.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AngloGold Ashanti	$4.58B	2.18	-$235M	N/A	N/A
Kinross Gold	$4.24B	1.96	$416.30M	$0.34	19.93

Which has more risk and volatility, AU or KGC?

AngloGold Ashanti has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kinross Gold has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in AU or KGC?

36.1% of AngloGold Ashanti shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.7% of Kinross Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Kinross Gold shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is AU or KGC more profitable?

Kinross Gold has a net margin of 9.82% compared to AngloGold Ashanti's net margin of 0.00%. Kinross Gold's return on equity of 8.85% beat AngloGold Ashanti's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AngloGold Ashanti	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kinross Gold	9.82%	8.85%	5.12%

Summary

Kinross Gold beats AngloGold Ashanti on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.